Android phones come with the ability to rent or buy mainstream movies just like renting physical DVDs from Netflix or Blockbuster. This lets you watch the latest movies instantly on your Android device.

Steps

1

Open the Play Store app from your home screen and then click on the “Movies and TV” section on the left right under “Books.”

2

Select “Movies” from the new screen that comes up, it’s on the left next to “TV.”

3

Click on the “categories” heading at the top of the screen and then select the category you want. Examples include Animation, Comedy, or Documentary.

4

Select the movie you want from the list. The “HD” next to some of the titles indicates that they are High Definition.

5

Click “Rent” or “Buy” to either watch the movie one time, or download it permanently. Click the “Accept” button to accept the terms and then click on the movie from the dropdown menu to begin watching.

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Tips

You can also watch completely free movies by using other sources like YouTube.

You can click on the play button in each movie purchasing screen to watch a preview of the movie to see whether you would like it.

Warnings

In order to buy movies from your Android, you’ll need to have your credit card info loaded in Google. If you haven’t done this, the phone will show you exactly how to do it as soon as you click on the option to buy.